❥ 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨

𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕝𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖

𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕒𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕧
jess runs up to me and the other girls and we begin stretching together before cheer practice starts

i notice someone looking at me but at this point i don't even care to look

practice begins and things are going really smoothly

we don't have captains this year since it was nothing but drama last year, but of course there's always one girl who thinks she deserves to be the leader

luckily for us, that girl is avery, and she's not very intimidating

once practice is over, me, maddie, taylor, and jess all go to my car

we're listening to music and gossiping as always

"i can't believe the nerve of that girl to act like she's better than all of us" says maddie

i roll my eyes and shake my head "she just needs the validation. i'm not gonna take it personal" i reply

"i still think you should've been captain.." says jess

i do wish i could've been captain but at the same time, if someone wants to take that responsibility without really having to, that's not my problem

we talk for a little while longer until we notice football is out

jd comes to my car and goes to jess' window pointing at her to roll it down

"we're gonna go to the waffle house and mom told me to ask if you and your friends want to go" he says in a lowkey annoyed tone

jess looks at us and we all nod our heads
"sure we'll meet you guys there" she replies. he walks away and she rolls her window up

"who's all going" i ask jess

"ummm im not sure.. probably just a couple of guys from the football team" she replies with a shrug

i look over and see guys pilling up in kadens car

of course he's going

i wait for him to start leaving and i follow behind him

after about 8 minutes, we get to the waffle house

we all get out and go inside and pile up in a booth

of course, kaden sits right in front of me

i can feel his eyes on me but i don't want to make eye contact

maybe ophelia was right.. maybe he is into me

𝕜𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕧
we pull up to the waffle house and sit in a big booth

i sit next to deaton and in front of olivia, not on purpose, but im not mad about it

i keep staring at her but she won't look at me
maybe she's just nervous

we all order and talk as we wait for our food

i hear olivia and maddie talking about avery

i've always thought avery was nice, but i was never really interested in her, but by the way they're talking about her.. i guess she isn't as nice as i thought

"why are you so quiet?" deaton says knocking me out of my daze

i look over to him with a blank look "what do you mean bro im just thinking" i reply

i see olivia look up at me as she hears me talking

i look at her

"so is onyx excited for his party" i ask her

she stays quiet for a second before replying
"yeah, i guess so.." she says

i nod my head and twist my thumbs awkwardly

deaton looks at me and slightly chuckles
i elbow him

why is it so awkward
team breakfasts are never awkward
why are my hands lowkey sweaty
why am i so eager for this food to come

after about 10 more minutes my food arrives along with jp's, kaleb's, and deaton's

i see olivia eyeing my plate so i offer her some bacon

she smiles and shakes her head no

after maybe 3 minutes, everyone else was starting to get their food

i was one of the first ones done eating, so i basically just sat patiently as i waited for everyone to finish

the girls ate slower than the guys, so we decided to head out and let them stay and finish

we all got out of the booth and i said bye to olivia

she waved bye and it made me smile

once we got in the car deaton started going on

"bro what was that?" he said with a smirk

"what was what.." i reply turning the car on

he rolls his eyes "you have got it for olivia dude i can tell"

i can't really let my friends know if i like anyone, they see me as a more laid back, lowkey kind of guy

"dude are you dumb? i was only nice to her cause our brothers are friends. i would never go for that" i say shaking my head

i begin driving and i drop everyone off before getting home
i was tired from practice but i decided to get on the game and chill for a bit

for a second, i forget about olivia until karter runs into my room asking me to take him to the store to get a present for onyx

i say yes, obviously

we go to the store and after maybe 10 minutes he picks a little gift and we go back home

i debate on whether i should text olivia or not
i don't want to come off as obsessive but at the same time i want to talk to her

𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕒𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕧
the boys all left and me and the girls stayed at the waffle house to finish eating

"what's with you and kaden" jess says before stuffing her face with a piece of waffle drenched in syrup

"what do you mean.. nothing" i reply

they all look at each other and giggle

i look up and roll my eyes "what?"

"girl he could not keep his eyes off of you!" says maddie

"and his little wave to you before practice? cmon now" taylor adds

"it's nothing okay? onyx is friends with his little brother" i reply

"what does that have to do with him flirting with you?" jess says with a little grin

i sigh and continue eating, hoping they would start talking about something else, and they do

we finish eating and we pay before getting into the car and heading to jess' house

we all hangout for a while until i finally go home

i hadn't been on my phone almost all day, but when i open it i hope to see a text from kaden, but i don't

i don't know why but he's kind of caught my eye..